Caledonia ranks #2 in Minnesota for safety
Caledonia is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Caledonia marked.
Milder winters than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Caledonia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Caledonia lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Caledonia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Caledonia does best come first.
Where Caledonia lands in every MN ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Montevideo · 0.0
#2 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#19
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#37
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#25
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#190
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#220
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#200 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#234
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#105 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#180 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#108
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#197
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#3
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#262
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#265
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#11
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#66
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#261 
The number on the right is Caledonia’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MN list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.